Steve Phillips

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4️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ followers! Thank you everyone for your interest. I'm now closing in on the number of followers I had on Twitter (X) before I deleted my account 18 months ago. Glad to say the quality & quantity of engagement on here far exceeds that of Musk's hell site. Thanks again! 😀

No, that's your false narrative. Play back and listen to what the Prime Minister actually said.

Oh, yes, I remember that. Amazing indeed 😁

Two thirds of Britons say the total number of people entering the UK is too high Two in three (67%) Britons believe the total number of people entering the UK is too high, with 43% stating it is "much too high."

Not reflective of my views, but this is the reality of what a majority of the public are thinking 👇

"Two thirds of Britons say the total number of people entering the UK is too high"

www.ipsos.com/en-uk/two-th....

Public opinion on government asylum reforms Following the Home Secretary’s announcements on asylum reform, our polling shows widespread concern about a lack of control over the UK’s borders, and indicates that many government policies are broad...

There's this 'evidence' for a start 👇

"Widespread support for the Home Secretary’s new asylum policies - across the spectrum and with both Labour and Reform voters"

www.moreincommon.org.uk/latest-insig...

Runners at the start of today's Run-Walk-Local 5k at Hilsea

A very damp Run-Walk-Local 5k at Hilsea this morning! 🌧️💦

I wonder what the odds would have been on every Premier League match today finishing 2-1! 😁

Labour are not trying to compete with Reform. They are addressing immigration concerns held by a majority in the country, but doing so within ECHR constraints. There are many reasons why Labour are unpopular (media bias for one), but a drastic change of course on this issue would not help.

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As a regular 5k runner, it's difficult to comprehend how someone can WALK the distance 4 minutes faster than my personal best running time!! 😲
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#Slotcar enthusiasts, what do we make of this news? #Hornby #Scalextric
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My argument was to show you the dictionary definition of neoliberalism (the actual opposite of Labour policies!)....but you know that.

Generally I get that, but it was widely reported that Gorton & Denton was likely to be a 3 way fight. Every vote mattered. The FPTP excuse just didn't apply in that by election.

Fair enough if you think Starmer should go, but calling his approach "neoliberalism" is nonsense.

Hull deserved nothing from the game, but they somehow sloped off with 3 points. Unfortunately I've seen so many similar games at Fratton Park over the years, but they don't get any easier to take. ☹️ #Pompey

Because of course, if you have no interest in politics, you won't be affected by decisions that elected representatives make (e.g. tax, public services, benefits, transport, health, etc). Is that really what they're thinking? 🤔

Violence at the polls? Certainly not here in the UK.

Mario Andretti in Lotus 79

Happy 86th birthday to motorsport legend Mario Andretti. You made a 17 year old Team Lotus fan very happy in 1978 when winning the #F1 world championship 🏆🏁😀

I'm happy that Reform didn't win. If I was in the constituency, I might well have tactically voted Green, despite being broadly supportive of the current Government. I wonder how many of the 52% who didn't vote are actually just content with Labour and didn't think it necessary to participate?

Public opinion on government asylum reforms Following the Home Secretary’s announcements on asylum reform, our polling shows widespread concern about a lack of control over the UK’s borders, and indicates that many government policies are broad...

Perhaps the problem for Labour ISN'T the policy area that many on the left obsess over? 🤔

"Widespread support for the Home Secretary’s new asylum policies - across the spectrum and with both Labour and Reform voters"
www.moreincommon.org.uk/latest-insig...

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True, voter apathy is often even worse & even more baffling.

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In the UK, polling stations are open from 7am until 10pm on election day. Regardless of work, everybody has opportunity to vote.

The thread is about electoral turnout. We all have a vote. In that respect, I'm no luckier or unluckier than anyone else.

What, the cost of getting to the polling station? You could try walking?

Of course I understand that people have been disillusioned. That's why the Tories were voted out after 14 years of chaos. That's why we have a Labour Government that's imperfect but is gradually turning things around. It's all been achieved by people voting, not by apathy.

There will always be problems. Pick the person you think will be less bad if you like. Just don't pretend it's someone else's problem. Get involved and VOTE!

It was a protest vote in a constituency where Gaza matters more to voters than local issues, cost of living, etc and turnout was less than 50%. One off tactical voting (to stop Reform) also boosted the green vote. When it really matters in the 2029 election, Labour will win the seat back.

Ok, but it doesn't answer my question.

I get what you're saying (the appalling Suella Braverman is my MP with a comfortable majority), but for Gorton & Denton, it was widely broadcast that it might be a close, 3 way fight. I don't think voters there can claim they didn't realise it would be close.